JPH11192894A - Glove box structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate an attach/detach operation with respect to an opening without requiring any special skill and without damaging an instrument panel. SOLUTION: Mounting holes 25 are formed at right and left side plates 24 on an opening depth side thereof, of a housing part 23 formed on a rear side of a door panel 22 of a glove box 21 mounted in an opening formed on a instrument panel of vehicle. The mounting holes 25 are provided with a stopper member 30 comprised of a female member 31 elastically engaged and fixed to the hole 25 and a male member 45 provided to be slidable to the female member 31 and having a shaft 47 comprised of a assemble lock part assembled and locked to the female member 31 and a stopper part. The male member 45 is engaged to a position of projecting from the female member 31 and engagingly abutting to a peripheral part of the opening and a position of retracting toward the female member side so as to be capable of projecting and retracting.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grab box structure which is mounted on an opening formed in an instrument panel or the like of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, a glove box 3 attached to an opening 2 formed in an instrument panel 1 or the like of this kind of vehicle is made of the same material as the instrument panel 1, for example. The grab box 3 is made of a synthetic resin material. The grab box 3 is fitted into the opening 2 and is mounted on substantially the same surface as the instrument panel 1, and a housing integrally formed on the back side of the door panel 4. And the door panel 4
Hinge members 6 attached to the opening 2 side are provided at predetermined intervals on the inner side of the lower edge side, and laterally corresponding to predetermined positions on the depth side of the left and right side plates 7 of the storage unit 5. A stopper pin 8 projecting at a predetermined length is formed integrally. A lock mechanism 9 is provided at a substantially central portion on the upper side of the door panel 4.

[0003] The grab box 3 thus provided is attached to the lower edge of the opening 2 via a hinge member 6.
The storage portion 5 is inserted from the opening 2, and the stopper pins 8 projecting from the left and right side plates 7 are located at the back of the left and right edges 2 a of the opening 2 as shown in FIG. The storage unit 5 is provided so as to be held at a predetermined opening position by engaging with the edge 2 a at a predetermined length a, and the storage unit 5 is housed so that the door panel 4 is fitted into the opening 2. By operating the lock mechanism 9 with a key, the opening 2 is engaged with, for example, a striker provided on the upper edge side of the opening 2 and is closed.

[0004]

However, in the conventional mounting structure of the grab box 3, the stopper pins 8 protruding from the left and right side plates 7 of the storage section 5 and the left and right edges of the opening 2 are provided. 2a is engaged at a predetermined length a, so that it takes time and effort to mount and insert the storage portion 5 and the stopper pin 8 from the opening 2. It takes time and skill to remove the glove box 3 for checking the air-conditioning equipment or the airbag provided on the depth side of the instrument, and furthermore, there is a problem that the instrument panel 1 side is damaged. Was.

The present invention has been made to solve the above technical problem, and is intended for a vehicle which can be easily attached to and detached from an opening without requiring skill and without damaging an instrument panel. It is intended to provide a grab box structure.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention is directed to a glove box attached to an opening formed in an instrument panel of a vehicle, on a rear side of a door panel of the glove box. Mounting holes are formed in the left and right side plates of the formed storage portion at the depth side of the opening, and a female member to be elastically engaged with the mounting hole, and a female member slidably provided in the female member and assembled to the female member. A stopper member including a male member having a shaft portion including an assembly locking portion to be locked and a stopper portion is provided, and the male member protrudes from the female member and engages with the edge of the opening to abut on the edge. And a position to be retracted into the female member side. The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the mounting holes formed in the left and right side plates have a substantially arcuate portion on the depth side. This mounting is formed in a rectangular shape The female member and the male member of the stopper member attached to the male member are also formed to have substantially similar shapes, and a temporary fixing locking piece for temporarily fixing to the female member is provided on the arc wall portion of the stopper portion of the male member. The vehicle has a grab box structure in which upper and lower long wall portions of the stop are provided with mounting lock pieces for mounting and locking to the female member.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the female member and the male member are attached to and detached from the opening formed in the instrument panel of the vehicle by attaching to the attachment holes formed in the left and right side plates of the storage portion. The male member is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract, and the male member is engaged with the edge of the opening in a protruding state to hold the storage portion at a predetermined opening position. In addition, the glove box can be attached to and detached from the opening in a drawer shape in a state where the male member is immersed. Can be attached and detached without the need for maintenance, and maintenance of the equipment provided on the depth side can be performed. Also,
Since the male member is immersed in the storage section and the provisional locking piece is locked to the female member by the assembly locking piece, it is not lost. According to the second aspect of the invention, since the cross-sectional shapes of the mounting hole, the female member, and the male member are formed in a substantially rectangular similar shape having an arc portion on the depth side, insertion and removal can be easily performed. At the same time, the fitting is a fitting of a combination of an arc shape and a square shape, so that the fitting state is also stable. Are formed on the upper and lower long wall portions, and the opening and closing operation of the grab box is such that the short wall portion where no locking piece exists can be brought into contact with and separated from the glove box, so that the function as a stopper member is lost. The opening and closing of the grab box can be stabilized without performing.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 2 and 3 are exploded perspective views of a stopper member 30 attached to the grab box 21, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are explanatory views showing how to attach the grab box 21 to the opening 2 of the instrument panel 1. FIG. Similarly, the glove box 21 is molded from the same synthetic resin material of the instrument panel 1, and the glove box 21 is fitted into the opening 2 on the substantially same surface as the instrument panel 1, and the rear side of the door panel 22. A storage part 23 formed at the top and opening upward,
And a stopper member 30 detachably attached to the left and right side plates 24.

A mounting hole 25 for detachably mounting a stopper member 30 is formed at a position corresponding to the depth of the opening side of the left and right side plates 24 of the storage portion 23. The mounting hole 25 has a substantially rectangular shape having a circular arc portion 25a on the depth side (indicated by an arrow) as shown by pulling out a circle portion shown in FIG. Thus, a mounting edge 26 having an arc edge 26a is formed, and the inner surface of the mounting edge 26 is formed vertically. Further, a rib 27 is formed on an outer peripheral portion of the mounting edge 26 perpendicular to the mounting edge 26.

A stopper member 30 attached to the mounting hole 25 is made of a synthetic resin material. A female member 31 fitted and locked in the mounting hole 25 is slidably engageable with and removable from the female member 31. It comprises a male member 45.
The female member 31 is attached from the inside of the storage portion 23, and includes a flange portion 32 and a cylindrical portion 33 as shown in FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b), 4 (c) and 4 (d). Reference numeral 33 designates an attachment hole 25 which can be inserted into the attachment hole 25 by an arc-shaped portion 34 along the hole 25, and long pieces 35, 35 and short pieces 36 along each edge 26.
An insertion hole 37 having a shape similar to that of the cylindrical portion 33 is formed, and a flange portion 32 is integrally formed at one end of the cylindrical portion 33.

A slit groove 38 is formed in the arc-shaped portion 34 of the cylindrical portion 33 at a predetermined interval from the flange portion 32 side to the end portion, and the slit groove 38 is engaged with the distal end side. A locking piece 39 having a claw 40 is formed, and the locking claw 40 is formed with a right-angled locking surface 40a that engages with the locking edge 26 of the mounting hole 25 and a guide surface 40b at a predetermined angle. The locking piece 39 has elasticity. A slit groove 3 is formed on the side of the short piece 36 corresponding to the arc-shaped portion 34.
8, a slightly shorter slit groove 41 is formed to form a locking piece 42, and a locking claw 43 similar to the locking claw 40 is formed at the tip end thereof.

The male member 45 is inserted into the insertion hole 3 of the female member 31.
7 and includes a flange 46 and a shaft 47, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a), 5 (b), 5 (c), 5 (d) and 5 (e). 37 arc wall portion 4 along the arc portion 34
8, a predetermined length L having a lid portion 51 at the front end portion by the long side wall portions 49, 49 along the long side portions 35, 35 and the short side wall portion 50.
The length L is formed on the base side of an assembling locking portion L1 which is inserted and locked into the female member 31 and a stopper portion L2.

[0013] The long one wall portion 4 in the assembly locking portion L1.
9 and 49, a cut-and-groove 52 is formed in a substantially U-shape corresponding to the cut-and-groove 52.
2a, 52a are formed to form assembling locking pieces 53, 53, and the distal ends of the assembling locking pieces 53, 53 are engaged with the cylindrical portion 33 (long piece 35) of the female member 31. Locking claw 5
4 are formed. This locking claw 54 is perpendicular to the inclined surface 54a at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG.
Are formed by a locking surface 54b and a guide surface 54c for locking, and the assembled locking pieces 53 are provided with elasticity.

A substantially U-shaped cut-and-raised groove 55 extends through the arc-shaped wall portion 48 of the stopper portion L2 to form a temporary fastening piece 56, and the tip side of the temporary fastening piece 56 is formed. Is formed with a locking claw 57. This locking claw 57 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (1), the inclined surface 57a and the guide surface 57b are formed in a substantially mountain shape, and the temporary attachment piece 56 is provided with elasticity.

Next, the stopper member 30 thus formed functions as follows. That is, first, the mounting holes 25 formed in the left and right side plates 24 of the grab box 21.
The cylindrical part 33 of the female member 31 is pushed into the mounting hole 25 along the arc part 25a from the inside. Thereby, the cylindrical portion 3
3, a locking piece 39 formed on the arc-shaped portion 34 and the short piece 36,
42 is the guide surface 4 of the locking claws 40, 43 formed at the distal end.
0b and 43b are guided by the mounting edge 26 and the locking pieces 39 and 4
2 is elastically displaced inward, and the locking claws 40 and 43 are
6, the flange 32 abuts against the inner surface of the side plate 24, and the locking pieces 39, 42 are elastically restored, so that the locking surfaces 40 a, 43 a of the locking claws 40, 43 become the edges of the mounting edge 26. , The female member 31 is engaged and fixed in the mounting hole 25.

In contrast to the female member 31 mounted in the mounting hole 25 of the grab box 21, the male member 45 has the arc wall portion 49 of the shaft portion 47 of the female member 31 along the arc portion 34 of the female member 31 from inside the side plate 24. And insert the stopper part L2
The guide surface 57b of the locking claw 57 of the temporary locking piece 56 is guided on the side of the arc wall 48 of the stopper L2, and the temporary locking piece 56 is elastically displaced inward and locked. Nail 5
7 passes through the female member 31, the temporarily fixed locking piece 56 is elastically restored and the long piece wall 4 on the side of the mounting locking portion L1.
The locking claws 54 of the mounting locking pieces 53 formed on the sides 9 and 49 abut against the edge of the insertion hole 37 of the flange 32 of the female member 31, and the male member 45 is temporarily fixed to the female member 31. (See FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).)

With the male member 45 temporarily fixed, FIG.
As shown in (1), the grab box 21 can be inserted between the edges 2a of the opening 2 of the instrument panel 1. Then, with the glove box 21 inserted into the opening 2, the glove box 21 is fixed to a predetermined position on the instrument panel 1 side by a screw 29 via a hinge member 28.
Then, the male member 45 is slightly pulled out through the hinge member 28 and pushed toward the male member 45 as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. , 4
The guide surface 54c of the locking claw 54 of the assembly locking piece 53 formed on the guide 9 is guided by the insertion hole 37, and the assembly locking piece 5
3 is elastically displaced inward, and when the locking claw 54 passes through the female member 31, the assembled locking piece 53 is elastically restored to the locking claw 54.
Is locked to the mounting edge 26, and the flange portion 3
2 and 46 are abutted on each other so that the assembly locking portion L1 of the shaft portion 47 of the male member 45 is solidly locked to the female member 31, and the stopper portion L2 is a predetermined length at the depth side of the opening 2. The opening 2 is provided so as to be able to engage with the edge 2 a of the opening 2. When the glove box 21 attached in this manner is pulled out, the stopper portion L2 is brought into contact with the edge 2a of the opening 2 and the storage portion 23 is opened to a predetermined opening as shown in FIG. Is provided. By fitting the door panel 22 of the grab box 21 attached in this manner into the opening 2, the glove box 21 is housed substantially in the same plane as the instrument panel 1, and is locked in the opening 2 by locking the lock mechanism 9.

Next, in the case where the glove box 21 mounted as described above is to be maintained by an air conditioner or an air bag S disposed on the depth side, first,
After pulling out the grab box 21 to a predetermined opening, the user puts his hand from the inside of the storage part 23, and the assembling locking piece formed in the assembling locking part L1 of the male member 45 locked to the female member 31. 53
The male member 45 can be easily pulled out to the inside of the storage section 23 by pushing the locking claw 54 of the male member 45 into the male member 45 to release the engagement. The locking claw 57 is engaged with the female member 31. In this state, the screw 29 of the hinge member 28 is removed, whereby the glove box 21 is removed.
Can be easily pulled out like a drawer, and maintenance on the depth side can be performed.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the left and right side plates 24 of the storage section 23 formed on the back side of the door panel 22 of the grab box 21 attached to the opening 2 formed in the instrument panel 1 of the vehicle. A mounting hole 25 is formed on the depth side of the opening, and a female member 31 that elastically engages with the mounting hole 25 and is slidably provided in the female member 31 and is assembled and locked to the female member 31. A stopper member comprising a male member 45 having a shaft portion 47 comprising an assembly locking portion L1 and a stopper portion L2 is provided. The male member 45 projects from the female member 31 and engages with the edge 2a of the opening 2. It is configured to engage with a position where it abuts and a position where it is retracted toward the female member 31 side so as to be able to protrude and retract.

Therefore, the female member 31 and the male member 45 attached to the attachment holes 25 formed in the left and right side plates 24 of the storage portion 23 are attached to and detached from the opening 2 formed in the instrument panel 1 of the vehicle. In the stopper member 30 composed of two members, by providing the male member 45 so as to be able to protrude and retract, the male member 45 is engaged with the edge 2a of the opening 2 in a state where the male member 45 is projected, and the storage portion 23 is opened at a predetermined opening. The glove box 21 can be attached to and detached from the opening 2 in a drawer-like state while the male member 45 is immersed, so that the instrument panel 1 is damaged as in the prior art. It can be attached and detached without skill, and maintenance of the equipment S provided on the depth side can be performed. In addition, since the male member 45 is immersed in the storage section 23 and the provisional locking piece 56 is locked to the female member 31 by the assembly locking piece 53, it is not lost.

The mounting holes 25 formed in the left and right side plates 24 are formed in a substantially rectangular shape having an arc portion 25a on the depth side, and the female member 31 and the male member of the stopper member 30 mounted in the mounting holes 25 are provided. 45 is also formed in a substantially similar shape, and a temporary fixing locking piece 56 for temporarily fixing to the female member 31 is provided on the arc-shaped wall portion 48 of the stopper portion L2 of the male member 45. The long piece wall portion 49 is provided with an assembling locking piece 53 for assembling and locking to the female member 31.

Therefore, the mounting hole 25 and the female member 3
1. Since the cross-sectional shape of the male member 45 is formed in a substantially rectangular similar shape having an arc portion 25a on the depth side, insertion and removal can be easily performed, and the fitting is performed in an arc shape and a square shape. The fitting state is stable because of the combination of the shapes. The male member 45 is also provided with the temporary locking piece 56 on the arcuate wall 48 and the mounting locking piece 53 on the upper and lower long wall. 49, and the short piece wall portion 50 having no locking piece can be brought into contact with and separated from the grab box 21 by the opening / closing operation of the grab box 21. Therefore, the function as the stopper member 30 is not lost. The opening and closing of the grab box 21 can be stabilized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a grab box.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of insertion of a grab box.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of assembling a grab box.

FIG. 4A is a front view of a female member. FIG. 4 (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4 (a). (c) It is a left view of FIG.4 (a). (d) It is sectional drawing of the state which attached the female member to the mounting hole.

FIG. 5 (a) is a front view of a male member. (b) It is sectional drawing on the AA line of FIG.5 (a). FIG. 6 (c) is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5 (a). (d) It is an enlarged view of the circled part of FIG.5 (c). (e) It is an enlarged view of the circle part of FIG.5 (b).

FIGS. 6A and 6B are explanatory views for temporarily attaching a stopper member. (c) is an explanatory view of assembling a stopper member.

FIG. 7 is a vehicle interior view of the instrument panel.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional glove box.

FIG. 9 is a horizontal sectional view showing a state where a glove box is attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Opening 2a Edge 21 Grab box 22 Door panel 23 Storage part 24 Side plate 25 Mounting hole 25a Arc part 30 Stopper part 31 Female member 45 Male member 47 Shaft part 48 Arc wall part 49 Long one wall part 50 Short one wall Part 53 Assembling locking piece 56 Temporary locking piece 54, 57 Locking claw

Claims (2)

[Claims] A left and right side plate of a storage portion formed on the back side of a door panel of a glove box attached to an opening formed in an instrument panel of a vehicle is provided with a mounting hole at a depth side of the opening. A female member elastically engaged with the mounting hole, and a male member having a shaft portion, which is slidably provided on the female member and includes an assembling locking portion and a stopper portion which are mounted and locked to the female member. A glove for a vehicle, wherein the male member protrudes from the female member, the male member protrudes from the female member, and engages with the edge of the opening and engages with the female member. Box structure. 2. The mounting holes formed in the left and right side plates are formed in a substantially rectangular shape having an arc portion on the depth side, and the female member and the male member of the stopper member mounted in the mounting holes are also formed in a substantially similar shape. At the same time, a temporary fixing locking piece for temporarily fixing to the female member is provided on the arc-shaped wall portion of the stopper portion of the male member. The glove box structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an assembling locking piece for stopping is provided.